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Answers to Questions you've always had.
Post up your questions and see if we can get the answers.
1. Why is Abbreviation a long word ?
2. Why is Phonetic not spelt as it sounds ?
4. Who came up with Dyslexia as the word for difficulty with spelling ?
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1. Why is Abbreviation a long word ?
2. Why is Phonetic not spelt as it sounds ?
4. Who came up with Dyslexia as the word for difficulty with spelling ?
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27 July 2005, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by fast bloke
4 - why are Reality's questions numbered 1,2,2 
27 July 2005, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Reality
Post up your questions and see if we can get the answers.
1. Why is Abbreviation a long word ?
2. Why is Phonetic not spelt as it sounds ?
2. Who came up with Dyslexia as the word for difficulty with spelling ?
...
1. Why is Abbreviation a long word ?
2. Why is Phonetic not spelt as it sounds ?
2. Who came up with Dyslexia as the word for difficulty with spelling ?
...
2. dunno
2. probably someone who wasn't Dyslexic !!
27 July 2005, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Daz34
What is the difference between flammable and inflammable?
Usage Note: Historically, flammable and inflammable mean the same thing. However, the presence of the prefix in- has misled many people into assuming that inflammable means “not flammable” or “noncombustible.” The prefix -in in inflammable is not, however, the Latin negative prefix -in, which is related to the English -un and appears in such words as indecent and inglorious. Rather, this -in is an intensive prefix derived from the Latin preposition in. This prefix also appears in the word enflame. But many people are not aware of this derivation, and for clarity's sake it is advisable to use only flammable to give warnings.
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27 July 2005, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Jerome
From dictionary.com:
Usage Note: Historically, flammable and inflammable mean the same thing. However, the presence of the prefix in- has misled many people into assuming that inflammable means “not flammable” or “noncombustible.” The prefix -in in inflammable is not, however, the Latin negative prefix -in, which is related to the English -un and appears in such words as indecent and inglorious. Rather, this -in is an intensive prefix derived from the Latin preposition in. This prefix also appears in the word enflame. But many people are not aware of this derivation, and for clarity's sake it is advisable to use only flammable to give warnings.
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Originally Posted by Jerome
From dictionary.com:
Usage Note: Historically, flammable and inflammable mean the same thing. However, the presence of the prefix in- has misled many people into assuming that inflammable means “not flammable” or “noncombustible.” The prefix -in in inflammable is not, however, the Latin negative prefix -in, which is related to the English -un and appears in such words as indecent and inglorious. Rather, this -in is an intensive prefix derived from the Latin preposition in. This prefix also appears in the word enflame. But many people are not aware of this derivation, and for clarity's sake it is advisable to use only flammable to give warnings.
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Originally Posted by suprabeast
1. So you can use it as an example when demonstrating how to use abb.
2. dunno
2. probably someone who wasn't Dyslexic !!
2. dunno
2. probably someone who wasn't Dyslexic !!
pmsl @ answers in my numbering scheme
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Joerome - can you explain finite, infinite and definite and indefinite now - Assuming the in part of infinite means not finite, then infinite and de used as a prefix denotes the opposite, then infinite is the same as definite and the double negative means that indefinite is the same as finite
- Assuming the in part of infinite means not finite, then infinite and de used as a prefix denotes the opposite, then infinite is the same as definite and the double negative means that indefinite is the same as finite
@ the edit from 1,2,2 to 1,2,4
27 July 2005, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by fast bloke
Joerome - can you explain finite, infinite and definite and indefinite now - Assuming the in part of infinite means not finite, then infinite and de used as a prefix denotes the opposite, then infinite is the same as definite and the double negative means that indefinite is the same as finite
- Assuming the in part of infinite means not finite, then infinite and de used as a prefix denotes the opposite, then infinite is the same as definite and the double negative means that indefinite is the same as finite HTH
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Originally Posted by Jerome
To give you a finite answer, would take an indefinite amount of time. As my time is not infinite, I won't be able to give you a definite answer for a while.
HTH
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